Instead of boosting mids or highs,does anyone REALLY cut them? Borrowed my amp out to a really good bass player.Upon it's return,The e.q. was,low to high, 4-3-2 .I play a p-bass and roadhouse blues.Anybody cut the mids and highs this much? I kinda like the tone-but of course everything sounds good in the practice room.I have an Ampeg 220 watt ba-hpt with a 15 inch/horn.
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Cutting mids question
- Thread starter spiffer07
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I used to boost my mids to get more RAWR but then I also figured that the particular frequencies that make you sound like RAWR often resonate really loud in many rooms, so I often cut low mids to around 11 o'clock.
I know some players cut their low-mids even more aggressively.
I know some players cut their low-mids even more aggressively.
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cutting mids is wonderful if you don't want to hear yourself in the mix 
In all the time I've been playing, I've not played one room that's benefitted from a mid cut in the bass. Mid cuts work well if you're a solo bassist who slaps a lot and is going to turn up way louder than everyone else. Otherwise you get "And Justice For All" tone, where the bass is almost completely gone.
OTOH, too much mid and you sound all boxy. It's a fine line.
If they do, they usually cut way less than you would think. I'm not going to say people don't do it and sound good occasionally, but it does you no favors in a mix to not have at least some upper mids. And CD's are recorded in a controlled environment. General purpose buildings aren't.
